PWS = 0 Personalised Search Parameter

Sep 1, 2010

PWS = 0 Personalised Search Parameter

When I Google for QuadraCentifiable without the &pws=0 personalised search parameter at the end of the Google search url, I get the website showing top that I have visited the most often - namely this website.

Google records visits to websites based on cookies set after clicking through on Google Search Results both when you are logged in, and also when you are not logged into a Google account.

It is is important to check rankings with the &pws=0 parameter showing at the end of the Google url
ie

http://www.google.co.nz/search?q=quadracentifiable&pws=0

I personally use the Google Global firefox plugin to make this process easier.

Without the pws=0, my NZSEOChallenge website shows top - not what the general public would see



But then when I add the pws=0 to the end of the Google search url, I see what the general public would see, not skewed by my own browsing habits.




It is important when SEO'ing someones website to let them know about the pws=0 parameter otherwise they will have issues with the low traffic that their supposed high placing on Google is getting.
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